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Belle And Sebastian Leave Drummer Behind

The band pulled over at a Walmart in North Dakota, but the tour bus left before Richard Colburn was back. They didn't notice for hours because people were sleeping. He later made it onto a flight.

Belle And Sebastian Leave Drummer Behind

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New Mix: The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian, Grouper, More

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New Mix: The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian, Grouper, More

On this week's All Songs Considered, we share dance music from Belle & Sebastian and unreleased Velvet Underground, plus Bob Boilen discusses new discoveries from this year's CMJ Music Marathon.

New Mix: The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian, Grouper, More

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Fall Music Preview

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Fall Music Preview

On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen talks with Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson about some of the albums they're most heavily anticipating this fall.

Fall Music Preview

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Belle and Sebastian, Frank Emilio Flynn, Arctic Monkeys

New music from Belle and Sebastian; singer for New Pornographers Neko Case; the simple, sweet songs of Super XX Man; Contra dances from The Portland Connection and more.

Belle and Sebastian, Frank Emilio Flynn, Arctic Monkeys

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First Listen: Belle And Sebastian, 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance'

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First Listen: Belle And Sebastian, 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance'

The Glaswegian folk-pop band's ninth album feels light on its feet, but without sacrificing the thoughtful, careful precision for which Stuart Murdoch and his collaborators are known.

Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance

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What Belle and Sebastian Learned at University

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Belle and Sebastian was formed by Stuart Murdoch while he was a student at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The band was supposed to be a side project, but it has become a decade-long success known for its easygoing, '60s-sounding music.

What Belle and Sebastian Learned at University

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Stuart Murdoch: The 'Pursuit' of Belle and Sebastian

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Stuart Murdoch is the front man for the Scottish indie-pop band Belle and Sebastian. For the group's new CD, The Life Pursuit, they've broken two long-standing traditions: making quietly precious music, and refusing to embrace the media.

Stuart Murdoch: The 'Pursuit' of Belle and Sebastian

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First Listen: Belle And Sebastian, 'Write About Love'

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First Listen: Belle And Sebastian, 'Write About Love'

As might be expected of masterful lyricists like Stuart Murdoch and his bandmates, Belle and Sebastian's eighth studio album isn't a collection of straightforward love songs. Instead, it peruses a wider array of relatable themes, exploring past, present and future lovers, life, religion and financial hardship. Hear the album in its entirety here until its Oct. 12 release.

Belle And Sebastian: On 'Love' And Faith

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Belle And Sebastian: On 'Love' And Faith

The indie-pop band from Glasgow has seen its audience and influence grow since its 1996 debut. The group's eighth studio album, Write About Love, tackles religious themes more overtly than ever before. Stuart Murdoch, the group's leader, says writing about his faith feels natural for him, but that he's quick to draw the line between his music and Christian rock.

Belle And Sebastian: On 'Love' And Faith

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